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West-Country Verses (Classic Reprint)

Arthur Leslie Salmon

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The present volume is a collection of the West of England verses published in my 'west-country Ballads and Verses' (black wood, and 'lyrics and Verses' (black wood, with some additions that have not yet been issued in volume-form. The dialect is mainly that of Devonshire, but some of the pieces are equally representative of that of Somerset, where the same old Wessex speech lingers. The chief difference between the two counties is in the tone and in?ection of the vowel-sounds. There is considerable similarity also in the dialect of Dorset, as.

Language: English

Pages: 146

Format: Paperback

Release: September 27, 2015

ISBN 13: 9781331575207

West-Country Verses (Classic Reprint)

Arthur Leslie Salmon

0/5 ( ratings)

Excerpt from West-Country Verses

The present volume is a collection of the West of England verses published in my 'west-country Ballads and Verses' (black wood, and 'lyrics and Verses' (black wood, with some additions that have not yet been issued in volume-form. The dialect is mainly that of Devonshire, but some of the pieces are equally representative of that of Somerset, where the same old Wessex speech lingers. The chief difference between the two counties is in the tone and in?ection of the vowel-sounds. There is considerable similarity also in the dialect of Dorset, as.

Language: English

Pages: 146

Format: Paperback

Release: September 27, 2015

ISBN 13: 9781331575207

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